Ethiopia, Kingdom. An Order of the Seal of Solomon, Breast Star Auction 104 x 155mm

104 x 155mm

silver and silver-gilt palms and lion ribbon emblems were awarded for various categories of Mention in Dispatches

consisting of a double headed crowned eagle in bronze gilt

The the throat fixture retains a functional spring catch

Ethiopia, Kingdom. An Order of the Seal of Solomon, Breast Star Auction 104 x 155mmInstituted in 1874. In bronze gilt, insignia consists of a Star of David with a cross bottony in the center, each point finished with ball finials, mounted to an eight pointed star base, reverse marked MADE IN ETHIOPIA B. A. SEVADJIANI, measuring 87. 3 mm (w) x 88 mm (h), vertical pinback flanked by dual stays, extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of the Seal of Solomon was founded by Emperor Yohannes IV in 1874 as the highest imperial honor,